25 CLUB NEWSLETTER No 9 – March 6 2023

Please note that there is a separate 25 Club page on the Llandovery RFC web site with a drop down menu for newsletters. There is also a separate page for match reports.

1)  TWO WINNERS OF THE FIRST/LAST TRY COMPETITION

The eighth round of the 2022-23 competition – Llandovery v Cardiff- saw two winners. Rhodri Jones (12) scored the first try, so earning Robin Barlow £50.

 Harri Doel (14) got the last try winning Nigel Clarke the other £50

 The ninth round will be the next home league game against Aberavon on Friday March 10 (KO 7 30 pm)

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2)      10% DISCOUNT

 West End Cafe continues to offer all 25 Club members a discount of 10% on food and beverage purchased at the cafe. Claim your 10% on production of your new 25 Club membership card.

The Three Horse Shoes offer a 10% discount on all restaurant meals and in house drinks – again on production of the 25 Club card.

Ozzy’s Kebab & Pizza offers 10% discount on production of the card.

3) Members will be interested to know that betting continues on both the Welsh Premiership and Championship with bookmakers DragonBet.

For the Cardiff game, the handicap was Llandovery +4.5 so those who supported the Drovers to win or lose by 4 points or under were well in the money.

Details can be found on dragonbet.co.uk

4) The next 25 Club all inclusive hospitality date is Saturday March 25 (1 pm – 2 25 pm) when the Drovers entertain Llanelli.

*** The date of end of season dinner has had to be changed from Friday May 5 to Friday April 28 because there is a possibility that Llandovery will be playing in a Premiership play off the week-end May 5/6/7.

 On April 28, 25 Club members and partners will enjoy a three course meal with all beer and wines included. Any member may invite an extra person at an all inclusive cost of £60.

We are hoping that the club coaches will do a Q and A session on the night and there will be a prize quiz for everyone. More details to follow.

5) INDIGO PREMIERSHIP RESULTS March 3/4/5 2023

Llandovery 37 Cardiff 20; Bridgend 40 RGC 25; Llanelli v Pontypridd (postponed); Swansea 24 Ebbw Vale 31; Carmarthen Quins 22 Merthyr 41; Aberavon10 Newport 17

 

2022/2023 Indigo Premiership as at March 5 2023

TEAM P W D L PF PA PD T TA TB LB PTS
Cardiff 16 13 0 3 569 307 262 75 35 8 2 62
Llandovery 15 13 0 2 407 239 168 50 26 6 1 59
Merthyr 15 11 0 4 425 306 119 62 35 10 2 56
Ebbw Vale 16 11 0 5 405 301 104 49 36 5 4 53
Aberavon 17 10 0 7 476 394 82 68 49 8 3 51
Newport 15 8 0 7 375 321 54 49 39 6 6 44
RGC 1404 17 8 0 9 429 367 62 53 47 5 4 41
Bridgend Ravens 14 6 0 8 297 380 -83 34 48 3 2 29
Carmarthen Quins 17 5 0 12 273 545 -272 35 72 3 1 24
Swansea 15 4 0 11 307 460 -153 39 69 4 2 22
Pontypridd 16 3 0 13 309 399 -90 31 50 3 5 20
Llanelli 15 2 0 13 338 591 -253 45 84 5 2 15

 

WRU regulations state:

National League placings will be decided on the basis of League points gained during the season. Where teams have gained equal numbers of League points, the team with the most wins shall be given preference. If the number of wins is equal, the team with the fewest losses shall be given preference. If the number of losses is equal then the Club having recorded the most tries in the Season shall be given preference. If the number of tries is equal the points ‘for’ shall be divided by the points ‘against’ and the team with the highest factor shall be declared to have the better rec

 

 

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6) 25 CLUB MEMBERSHIP ROLL FOR 2022-2023 with winnings after Round 8

1 TONY WILLIAMS

2 KATHRYN DAVIES (£200)

3 DAN JONES

4 ROB HUNT (£50)

5 PHIL RATCLIFFE (£50)

6 GERI DAVIES

7 BRIAN JONES

8 ANTHONY BARRY

9 GERAINT MORGAN (£100)

10 STEVE LOCK (£50)

11 HOWARD POTTER (£100)

12 ROBIN BARLOW (£50)

13 PAUL ADAMS

14 NIGEL CLARKE (£50)

15 DAI THOMAS

16 DAVID BOORER (£50)

17 MICKEY GOUGH

18 JONATHAN DAVIES (£50)

19 DEREK JONES

20 ROB SALT

21 MARK VINCE

22 ISMAEL OZDEMIR

23 MARGARET DAVIES

24 HUW S THOMAS

25 WYN MORGAN (£50)

For the 25 Club Huw S Thomas 05/03/2023